Game of War Icons : How To Navigate Your ScreenGame of War IconsGame of War probably has the most intense UI out of any game in the App Store. At first glance it will all seem very overwhelming, but this article will answer all of your questions.Game of War Icons : Stronghold ViewStart at the bottom left of your screen and goes counter clockwise
A Real Wonder BattleAfter about 2 months in our new kingdom, our number one enemies decided to try and go full force and take the wonder from us. But, due to our overwhelming ally support, they were again defeated.At the moment the wonder opened about 15 of UVGs biggest players ported in and used wings to speed up thei
Monitoring An Enemy Hive For ResourcesMonitoring An Enemy Hive For ResourcesLets say your hive (group of Alliance Strongholds) is close to an enemy hive or you are purposefully inside their hive. If you want to safely steal an enemy hives resources, you will need to be attentive your enemys behavior.Here is a great way to get risk-free
One Time Rallying the WonderRallying The WonderRallying the wonder can be tricky, and it can be very difficult to fill an entire rally full of troops. My alliance is fighting for the wonder again, and week after week we struggle to get 2,375,000 troops in the rally (Hall of War max lvl).Communication is KeyI think its due to a
What My Kingdom Did For KvKSo my kingdom did something that I think was very tactically useful in our KvK event.Big Background: First off, let me tell you, there is a MASSIVE rivalry between the two biggest alliances in my kingdom (K80). In each kill event no mercy is shown for any members our opposing alliance or their allie
Defend Yourself From BullyingThe Best Bullying Defense...IS BEING SMART.If you read everything Ive written, getting bullied shouldnt be a huge issue, only a small annoying one. If you feel like your little alliance is being bullied, then its probably because you are allowing yourselves to be vulnerable.The bullies will stop att
Building Power FastIn response to Jason, who asked about how he can increase his power level fast:Increasing Your Stronghold Power RapidlyPersonally, I am a huge fan of research power and hero power. I consistently focus my resources and gold on research first, while always having +25% hero experience boost available.
Gem SelectionIn response to Ceapys question, The dilemma I’m running into at the moment is should I use troop health and defense (since it applies to all troops) gems? Or should I put a specific troop type attack gem and one health/defense gem into each equip? My third gem slot for each [item] is taken up by spr
MidA fan named Chris recently emailed me this:I think your site is great. Ive been playing about 2-months and have 4-million in power. I surprised there are not more blogs/forums like yours giving tips and info. My biggest challenge right now is transitioning from the basics to more intermediate str
Releasing Heroes in a HurryIf you have a lot of heroes in your prison and you have a big attacking you and you need to shield really quick try this:As long as you dont have anything building this will work. First, click on deconstruct on your prison, dont speed it up with gold though, then after it starts the count down (all
How Not To Play Game of WarGuys, I am beyond flabbergasted right now. Im trying to calm down. But, I just saw the most unbelievably worst players of all GoW.... ok maybe Im exaggerating a little... you be the judge.I hope any of you who read my blog would never make these mistakes.On to the story...I was looking for targets f
Big Tip: Getting Attacked by Multiple MarchesI had this happen to me yesterday during the Kingdom Event. Some big guy ported in on me, all high and mighty, trying to attack me but I destroyed him. He had two full marches of T3 and I only had one full march. He ported in and sent his first full march at me, but I could tell from his power (16 m
Combining GemsCombining GemsToday I got asked If you had 4 x lvl 5 health gems (20% bonus each), would you embed the four into different items or craft one lvl 6 gem? By the way a level 6 gem is 25% bonus.I would say it depends on how many pieces of gear you are planning on crafting in the near future. For exampl
Item Cost by Loyalty vs. GoldHey everyone,Below are all the items you can buy with loyalty with a comparison to their gold price. Often people have trouble deciding whether they should spend their free loyalty or their valuable gold for an item. The data below will help you make an educated decision.Higher ratio is better value
A Cheeky Battle Tactic To Teach Your AllianceA Cheeky Battle Tactic To Teach Your AllianceThis cheeky battle tactic is one that will piss off your enemies in the most perfect way. If youve been playing Game of War for a while youve probably thought many times, What are some creative strategies I could use to beat someone? Well Ive got a good o
What the New Treasury Means to You!MZ introduced the Game of War Treasury which brings the magic of investment income to your game. Read on to find out how.This isss MADNESSS! - SpartanAnyway, what it means to you all is GOLD + PATIENCE = FREE GOLD! Hooray!The Treasury is a fixed building, much like the Stronghold. It is present in e
How To Sniff Out A SpyYesterday I got a message asking me how to sniff out a spy.Kingdom hopping often creates spies who want to sabotage your alliance. Here our some ways my alliance leader and leaders [VUK] Gemmy prevented their effectiveness:Set a time for battle calls, but do not reveal the target until the battle ca
How To Get Better Gold DealsAn uncommonly known fact in this game is that MZ has better rewards for younger castles. On almost all events recently, farm accounts lvls 11 (relatively) and lower that are less active have much better rewards than accounts that are actively played lvl 15 +. This can have a few implications:Its ano
Power Doesn't Always Mean StrengthStronghold Power Can Be DeceivingYou dont always need to be afraid of someone who is millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of Power more than you! Often times, new players neglect Research and most of their power consists of Troops. Troop power is not where true strength comes fro
When Your Hero Will Escape PrisonWhen Your Hero Will Escape PrisonThe answer to this question isnt as clear as you would hope it to be. The exact time frames have not been calculated, but they do depend on a few things.The QuestionMy hero was captured and the execution time period has ran out, but my hero has not been released. Whe
